Stocking drying apparatus



Oct. 27, 1953 L. E. CARR STOCKING DRYING APPARATUS Filed Sept. 27, 1950 right.

m 4 m m E I w W a r g P a AAAA F w m a IIVWF a w 0 8 "WW W L v v a u a m M a E m BY ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 27, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE STOCKING DRYING APPARATUS Lillian E. Carr, Washington, D. 0.

Application September 27, 1950, Serial N 0. 187,044

2 Claims.

A further object of the present invention is to i provide a stocking drying apparatu comprising, a base frame, an elongated upright member secured to said frame, a plurality of stocking supporting arms extending outwardly from the top portion of said upright member, with a stocking 1 clip disposed on each of said stocking supporting arms, and adapted to support a stocking so that it may hang until it dries.

More specifically, the present invention embraces a stocking drying apparatus comprising, a

base frame, an elongated upright member secured to said frame, with said upright member being provided with means intermediate the ends thereof to sectionalize the same, a plurality of stocking supporting arms extending outwardly from the top portion of said upright member, a stocking clip disposed on each of said stocking supporting arms, a door engaging element secured to the top portion of said upright member and adapted to engage over the top edge of a door, a buffer element secured to the bottom portion of said frame and underlying said door engaging element, and a water-holding tray disposed on said base frame and adapted to receive the water which drips on the stockings being dried.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention Will be apparent from the following description thereof, and from the claims appended thereto.

In the drawing wherein like numerals refer to like or corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure l is a front elevation of the stocking drying apparatus embodying the features of the present invention, the view being partly in section and fragmentary;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevation of the stocking drying apparatus shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the stocking drying apparatus without the tray;

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional detail showing the upright member secured to the base frame; and

Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional detail showing 2 the stocking supporting arms disposed in a cap which is threadedly secured to the top of the elongated upright member.

Referring now to the drawing, the numeral l0 generally represents the base frame of the stocking drying apparatus and may be composed of plastic, metal, wood, or the like, and is generally rectangular in shape and. comprises four side pieces indicated by the numerals ll, [2, l3 and. M, respectively. The numeral l5 represents a cross-piece intermediate the ends of sides H and I3 of the base frame In. The base frame I0 may be made in one piece if desired or it may be in several pieces.

A tray it is disposed on the base frame l0, and as said tray It does not, per se, constitute a. part of the present invention, it has not been described in detail.

The side ll of the base frame I0 is provided with a threaded recess, which has been indicated in Figure 4 by the numeral ll, which threaded recess is disposed intermediate the ends of side i I. An elongated upright member 18 is threaded at the lower end thereof, as indicated in Figure 4 at 9, and adapted to threadedly engage in the recess l'l disposed in the side H of the base frame it, so that the upright 18 is supported in an upright position. The upright member is is broken intermediate the ends thereof, as indicated at 26, so that the upright [8 can be seetionalized. As shown in Figure 1, I have provided a threaded plug 2| which threadedly engages in the hollow upright tube I8 so that the two sections its and [8b of the upright member l8 may be joined together in a smooth manner. When it is desired to sectionalize the upright member l8, all that is necessary is to rotate section Isa relative to section I8b until it is unscrewed.

Welded to the upper portion of the elongated upright member I8 is a door engaging element generally indicated at 22, which has bifurcated portions 22a and 22b, and is so curved as shown at 23 that it may engage over the top edge of a door to permit the stocking drying apparatus to be suspended in an out-of-the-way place. The bifurcated arms 22a and 22b of the door engaging element 22 are so constructed and designed that they may fit over the knob of a drawer or the like to permit the stocking drying apparatus to be suspended with the drawer knob as a support.

Underlying the door and drawer knob engaging element 22 is a buffer element 24 which is disposed on the bottom of the upright l8 and is made of rubber or other resilient material. The buffer element 24 is secured to the base frame It by an adhesive cement or the like, or may be secured to the upright 18 at the lower portion thereof as desired. The buffer 24 is adapted to engage the door and keep the stocking drying apparatus in more or less an upright position when said stocking drying apparatus is suspended from a door by means of the element 22 which fits over the top edgeofthe door.

As shown in Figure of the drawing, I have provided the top of the elongated upright member 16 with an internally threaded portion which I have indicated by the numeral 25. This threaded portion 25 is adapted to engage a threaded portion 26 on a cap 27, so that cap 12; may be screwed onto the top portion of the elongated upright member It. The cap 27 is provided with a plurality of suitable openings which I have indicated as 28 and 29, two of which openings 29and ,Zipass through the cap.

li'xtending outwardly from the upper portion of the elongated upright member J13 are a plurality of stocking supporting arms indicated by the numerals 3i and 132, with the stocking supporting arm 31 engaging in opening 2 8 and stocking supporting arm engaging in opening 29, so that the said arms can both be swung or pivoted in a horizontal direction. Stocking engaging .arm 32 is fixedly secured in the cap 2] and cannot be swung horizontally.

Each of the stocking supporting arms 30, 3| and 32 are provided with a humped portion intermediate the ends thereof which I have .indicated as 310: and 32a, respectively. These humped .or curved portions provide means for permitting the stocking drying apparatus to be hung from a shower rod or the like, it being understood that it is preferred to employ the fixed rod 30 in this hangingoperation.

Each of the stocking supporting arms or rods are provided with stocking clips which have been shown on arms 39 and 3! and which Ihave identified by the numerals 30b and 300, 3Ib and 310 respectively. Each of these stocking clips is so constructed and designed that it may clip the toe of a silk stocking, or the like, which has been Washed, and permit the same to hang vertically during the drying operation. The stocking .clip is preferably spring operated and, per se, does not constitute a part of the present invention and therefore its structure has not been set forth in detail. For purposes of illustration, please refer to -1*".i9ure 1 of the drawing where I have shown clip 39:: which is disposed on arm 30 engaging the toe of a silk stocking 39d to permit it to hang and dry. The water from the wet stockins d ps into the tray In operation, when it is desired to use the stocking drying apparatus of the present invention, the stockings are first suitably Washed and then hung from the stocking supporting arms in such a manner that the water from the wet stocking drips into the tray 16. ,After the stockings are suitably dried, they can be removed from the clip and are ready for wear.

It is to be understood that the present invention contemplates a stocking drying apparatus which permits the drying of several pairs of stockings at one time, and the apparatus is so constructed and designed that it may be placed on the floor, or if desired, it maybe hung from a 4 shower curtain rod, a door, or the knob of a drawer.

When the stocking drying apparatus of the present invention is not in use, it may be easily dismantled and stored away in a small space.

Various modifications of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention, and it is therefore desired to be limited only by the scope 'of the :appended (claims.

What I claim is:

l. A stocking drying apparatus comprising a ibase frame, an elongated upright member extending upwardly and secured to said frame adjacent one side of the frame so that the major portion aof .said frame extends to one side of said member, a plurality of stocking supporting arms extending outwardly from the top portion of said upright member and over said frame, a stocking clip disposed on each of said arms, and a substantially inverted U-shaped door engaging element secured to the top portion of said upright member on the side opposite to that to which the frame extends, the legs of said element adapted to enga e the .QDDOSlte faces of a door adjacent the top edge of the door and the bridging portion of the element adapted to rest upon the top edge of the door, said major portion of the frame being adapted to support .a tray beneath said stock- .ing supporting arms so as to catch the water dripping therefrom.

2. .A stocking drying apparatus comprising a base frame, an elongated upright member secured to said frame adjacent one side of the frame so that the major portion of said frame extends to one side of said member, a plurality of stocking supporting arms extending outwardly from the top portion of said upright member and over said frame, a stocking clip disposed on each of said arms, and a substantially inverted U- .shaped door engaging element secured to the top portion of .said upright member on the side opposite to that to which the frame extends, the legs of said element adapted to engage the opposite faces of a door adjacent the top edge of the door and the bridging portion of the element adapted to rest upon the top edge of the door; said major portion of the frame being adapted to support a tray beneath said stocking supporting arms so as to catch the water dripping therefrom, and a buffer element extending from said base frame and positioned beneath said door engaging element for contacting a face of the door when said door engaging element is operatively disposed.

LILLIAN E. CARR.

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